Environmental! Sourcing Local foods contibutes less to your carbon footprint. Your food is shipped and handled less consuming much less fuels.

Support! Local commerce is encouraged by your dollars spent in your community.

Security! In the event of disasters, economic, political or natural, help ensure that your local food sources are dependable.

Awareness! Learn what practices were used in the production of your foods. Pesticide use? antibiotics? Free Range? Organic?

Variety! Small local farms often grow older, rarer or more delicate strains and breeds of fruit and vegetables. Tomatoes that taste good rather that ship well.

Respect! Meat does not come from a shrink wrapped package. Learn to respect where your foods come from and what was sacrificed.

Freshness! Your food spends less time between the field and your table.

Taste! Fresher foods means tastier, crisper foods.

Healthier! Minimal nutrients are lost during the preperation for and during the transportation of your foods.

Convenience! No need to remove annoying stickers from your fruit and vegetables before eating or cooking.